Dan Hannebery

Dan Hannebery
Hannebery playing for Sydney in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Hannebery
Date of birth (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/Xavier College/Kew Rovers
Draft No. 30, 2008 national draft
Debut Round 16, 2009, Sydney vs. Carlton, at Etihad Stadium
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009–2018 Sydney 208 (95)
2019–2022 St Kilda 018 0(5)
Total 226 (100)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel Hannebery (born 24 February 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2009 to 2018 and for the St Kilda Football Club from 2019 to 2022. Hannebery won the AFL Rising Star award in his second season in 2010, and is a three-time All-Australian. He also won a premiership with Sydney in 2012 and the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award in 2015.

Early life

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Hannebery was a standout junior footballer and represented the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, as well as playing for Vic Metro at the 2008 Under 18 National Championships. He was described as a 'bull out of a gate'[1] type player and was known for his powerful core and ability to absorb the tackle, and also his contested ball winning ability which was his main strength. He was drafted with Pick 30 in the 2008 AFL Draft. He was originally drafted as a forward pocket but became an All-Australian winger. He is the son of former Footscray player Matt Hannebery.[2]

AFL career

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Sydney (2009–2018)

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Hannebery was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the 2008 AFL Draft, but remained in Melbourne in 2009 to complete his secondary education at Xavier College. He made his debut in round 16, 2009 against Carlton, while still attending high school.[3]

In round 2 of the 2010 AFL season, he received a nomination for the AFL Rising Star award after he played a starring role in his side's drought-breaking win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.[4] Hannebery was awarded the Ron Evans Medal as the 2010 AFL Rising Star. Hotly tipped all year to take out the coveted award, he polled the maximum 45 votes to beat number one draft pick, Tom Scully with 35 votes.[5] Hannebery's outstanding season was further rewarded with finishing 10th in the Bob Skilton Medal and winning the club's Rising Star Award.

The 2011 season was a strong second season for Hannebery as he improved markedly to finish seventh in the Skilton Medal. Hannebery had another strong season in 2012 as the Swans went on to win the premiership.[6] He placed 10th in the 2012 Bob Skilton Medal. In 2013 Hannebery won the first New Zealand-awarded Anzac Medal in the Anzac Day clash between Sydney and St Kilda. The game was played at Westpac Stadium in New Zealand's capital, Wellington. This was the first game ever played for premiership points outside of Australia.[7]

Hannebery's 2015 season was arguably his best, finishing the home and away season as the AFL's leader in possessions. His best game was against Adelaide in round 18, with 40 possessions and 3 goals. He was rewarded with the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award, polling one vote ahead of Nat Fyfe.[8] Hannebery became the youngest Sydney player to reach 200 games on 1 June 2018.[9]

St Kilda (2019–2022)

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At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Hannebery requested a trade back to Victoria. He was traded to St Kilda on 12 October,[10] and immediately joined the club's leadership group.[11] After persistent hamstring and calf issues prevented him from making his St Kilda debut until round 14 of the 2019 season,[12][13] Hannebery was among his side's best in his first game for the club, a 56-point loss to the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium.[14] His best game for the year came in the round 23 loss to his former side Sydney at the SCG, when he accumulated 28 disposals to be best afield for St Kilda.[15] In October, Hannebery broke his foot when he rolled his ankle on a step at his sister's fiancé's house in Perth,[16] and required surgery.[17]

Hannebery played the first five games of the 2020 season,[18] which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and suffered a hamstring injury in round 5 against Carlton.[19][20] He was initially expected to make an early return in round 7 against Adelaide,[21] before suffering a hamstring injury in the days leading up to the game, forcing him to leave the club's Sunshine Coast hub to have the injury operated on and placing his season in doubt.[22] Upon his return to Queensland, Hannebery declared that he would be ready to play in time for finals;[18] he eventually made his return in the final home-and-away match against Greater Western Sydney, where he was among the best afield for St Kilda.[23] Hannebery then played in the Saints' two finals, collecting 19 (from 67% time on ground) and then 20 disposals (from 73% time on ground).

Hannebery had a disastrous 2021 season, having a number of calf injuries on both legs. After a number of set backs, Hannebery returned to football via the VFL in early July. He finally returned to the Saints in Round 22, playing a conservative 59% game time but impressing with 18 disposals a nd eight contested possessions. In the Saints' final game of the season and win over Fremantle, Hannebery again played a limited 58% of possible game time, but was very strong with 22 disposals and 10 contested possessions. At the conclusion of the season, Hannebery and the Saints renegotiated the final year of his contract, entering 2022 on reduced salary.[24] Of the new deal, Hannebery stated that “it has no doubt been the most frustrating two or three years of my career. It has been incredibly challenging...At St Kilda, I have taken it to the next level at different stages. After training I would try to find other avenues, whether it be yoga, pilates, movement, DNS training (otherwise known as dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation), acupuncture, whatever it is I’ve been trying to work overtime to bridge the gap or find any area I can improve to give myself a chance to get back quick. Whether it be diet or sleep ... all these different things I have been hammering away at for a while."[24]

On August 18, 2022, three days before St Kilda's last game of the 2022 season, Hannebery announced that he would be retiring from professional football at the end of the season.[25] St Kilda's last game of the year would so happen to be against Hannebery's old side Sydney, and he would go on to finish his professional career playing against the team he started at. In his final game, Hannebery played well, contributing 30 disposals, six tackles, four score involvements, and claimed the three Brownlow votes[26] in a game Sydney went on to win 88–74.[27]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2022[28]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
  †  
 Led the league for 
the season
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2009 Sydney 4 7 1 1 45 42 87 25 8 0.1 0.1 6.4 6.0 12.4 3.6 1.1 0
2010 Sydney 4 21 9 6 206 226 432 97 69 0.4 0.3 9.8 10.8 20.6 4.6 3.3 9
2011 Sydney 4 24 6 6 254 243 497 95 78 0.3 0.3 10.6 10.1 20.7 4.0 3.3 2
2012# Sydney 4 25 10 8 261 335 596 95 84 0.4 0.3 10.4 13.4 23.8 3.8 3.4 12
2013 Sydney 4 24 17 16 275 332 607 80 67 0.7 0.7 11.5 13.8 25.3 3.3 2.8 21
2014 Sydney 4 19 11 8 216 263 479 64 97 0.6 0.4 11.4 13.8 25.2 3.4 5.1 11
2015 Sydney 4 24 15 7 312 408 720 99 123 0.6 0.3 13.0 17.0 30.0 4.1 5.1 24
2016 Sydney 4 26 13 18 365 437 802† 94 127 0.5 0.7 14.0 16.8 30.8 3.6 4.9 21
2017 Sydney 4 23 12 4 241 328 569 93 119 0.5 0.2 10.5 14.3 24.7 4.0 5.2 6
2018 Sydney 4 15 1 1 125 155 280 46 37 0.1 0.1 8.3 10.3 18.7 3.1 2.5 0
2019 St Kilda 10 5 3 2 72 53 125 22 21 0.6 0.4 14.4 10.6 25.0 4.4 4.2 1
2020[a] St Kilda 10 8 1 2 64 74 138 19 12 0.1 0.3 8.0 9.3 17.3 2.4 1.5 0
2021 St Kilda 10 2 0 0 18 22 40 4 3 0.0 0.0 9.0 11.0 20.0 2.0 1.5 0
2022 St Kilda 10 3 1 0 34 34 68 7 8 0.3 0.0 11.3 11.3 22.7 2.3 2.7 3
Career 226 100 79 2491 2952 5443 840 854 0.4 0.4 11.0 13.1 24.1 3.7 3.8 110

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Draft Info: Daniel Hannebery (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro) - Draft Profile".
  2. ^ Cowley, Michael (17 July 2009) "Schoolboy Dan takes on Judd, Fevola", Brisbane Times.
  3. ^ Bell, Eleanor (16 July 2009). "Hannebery to make Swans debut". ABC News. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ Staff writer (6 April 2010). "Sydney's Dan Hannebery wins Rising Star nod". Herald Sun.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jon (1 September 2010). "Rising Star Daniel Hannebery set himself a target - 'play one game, at absolute best'". Herald Sun.
  6. ^ "Swans snatch victory in classic grand final". ABC News. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ Wilson, Caroline (26 April 2013). "We want AFL team: Kiwis". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. ^ McManus, Luke (8 September 2015). "Hannebery named coaches best". SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ^ Wu, Andrew (4 July 2018). "What's happened to Swans running man Hannebery?". The Age. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Hannebery moves on". sydneyswans.com.au. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. ^ Australian Associated Press (14 February 2019). "Hannebery joins Saints AFL leadership team". SBS News.
  12. ^ "They're back: Saints stars in for first game of the year". afl.com.au. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. ^ Vaughan, Roger (21 June 2019). "'No wriggle room': Saints need returning stars to deliver". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. ^ Collins, Ben (22 June 2019). "Soulless Saints thrown to the Lions in percentage booster". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  15. ^ Curley, Adam (24 August 2019). "Buddy bags four as Swans farewell champs in style". afl.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  16. ^ Cleary, Mitch (18 November 2019). "Hannebery on that foot, while a new Saint is lapped in the time trial". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (18 October 2019). "Saints' luck changes as injury-cursed star breaks foot". afl.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b Barrett, Damian (9 September 2020). "Star Saint confident he'll be 'ready to go' for finals return". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  19. ^ Cleary, Mitch (2 July 2020). "Slick Saints on fire as another slow start haunts Blues". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  20. ^ Cleary, Mitch (3 July 2020). "UPDATE: Hanners' hammy to keep him out for three weeks". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  21. ^ Beveridge, Riley (15 July 2020). "Could veteran Saint make speedy recovery to face Crows?". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  22. ^ Cleary, Mitch (26 July 2020). "UPDATE: Injury-cursed Saint's season under threat". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  23. ^ Beveridge, Riley (18 September 2020). "See you in October: Saints secure finals, season over for Giants". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  24. ^ a b Ryan, Peter (6 August 2021). "Hannebery takes a fresh approach - and less money - at the Saints". The Age. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  25. ^ Gabelich, Josh (18 August 2022). "Saint to hang them up after farewell against old mates". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  26. ^ "2022 Brownlow Wrap". saints.com.au. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  27. ^ "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Dan Hannebery". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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